Storm window and screen hanger



May 28, 1935. R. J. HAUG STORM WINDOW AND SCREEN HANGER Filed Jan. 3, 1933 Patented May 28, 1935 2,002,738

acemes 1 i J JS IO RM wm ow AND SCREEN HANGER gR ichard-J; Haug, Nashua, N. I ii pplication January 3, 193a, SerialNo. 649,961

p p v 4 Claims. (01. 16-449) invertion' relatesd it; lllzzingers for, storm Fig. 7, is a view similar to Fig. 5 but illustrating win owsan screensan e i e., T a modified form of pin and socket. One ofthe objects of the presentinvention is Theinvention is herein illustratedin connecthe provision of astorm-window and=thelike hantion with n. storm window In and the window 5 ger ttliat permits the window=to be applied,.-withframe [2. An identical hanger is adapted to be 5 out e' 'use of ladders and the like, readily to applied to each of the four corners of the winand removed from the'window frame from the dow to lie within the window frame, outside the inside of the, house,,an'd without the-necessity usual upper andplower windows of the frame, forgusing attaching devices, asscrews and the that is to say, between the usual windows of the like that must be removedand. replacedperiodframe and the storm window, and close to the 10 icall gufih 7 b :-tinner faces of the stiles l4 thereof when thestorm A er 0 ice of the inventionis the proviwindow is against the frame and to be releasably sion'of a storm window and attaching means for connected to the stiles. The hanger includes a securingit at its four corners to the window frame lever I6 that is composed of spring steel or other insuch manner that the window 'can'pivot about material whereby it is relatively stiff, yet suffi- 5 any of its attaching means so that the 'window ciently springy f r th p p n P f y, can be opened at either top or bottom or ateither, although not necessarily, is flat. The lever at side for ventilation, as may be desired from time one end'is provided with an eye I8 that is loosely to time. V I h engaged with an eye that is fixed to the win- 20 .gAnother object of the'inventionis the providow frame. The leverisprovided with a straight 20 sion of a hangingdevicefor storm windows and shank 22 which extends from the eye I8 toan thelike that is simplein construction, strong, and upwardlycreflexed portion 24 relatively close to so, arranged that when properly installed it is the eye 18 that; on the under face of the lever underspring tension and can not rattle whenin provides anindentation that constitutes a pin 25 b' i a t 'tz stazrziatrsr si i 25 e anger em o ying e presen, 1nven ion ever 18 e en includes a spring lever carried by the window and from the pin seat preferably at a slight downwhich is disposed-respectively'over and under pins ward angle with respect to the shank 22 and carried by the window frame; and a further ob,- thence is reflexed upw dly t0 p v de at its 30, iect of the invention is the provisions of a pin upper face a second indentation that constitutes construction wherein the pins are permanently a Second P Seat 25 adapted, to receive d carriedby the window frame and, when the win' min a Second lding-pin. The lever, is dow off the frame and the pins are not in use, then downwardly reflexed to provide at its, under thepins can be moved into the frame so that th face another indentation that constitutes a third heads thereof lie practically flush with the frame gill: seat 2itl'rhichbeis ariggent the pirzia seat 26. 35 and do'not project therefrom. r elevere nds yon epin sea oform Ayetfurther object of the invention isgen- & handle and 8:8 andend por ion ,32 that is erallyto improve the construction of storm winfl d gg bagg. 1?tt%mi0mmate parallel reladow and t like hangers. I 7 ion with e o o e ever and has adown- 0 Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a windowfram'e turned end thatls spaced m R Seat 40 and "a storm windowsecured thereon in accordm to engage'and i yltldmglif ance with thepresent invention. A pm m'satd 1 The frame provlded wlth I i r lever-holding p1ns 36 and 38 which are adapted V 2 1s perspecmve detafl of to be seated in the pin seats 24 and 26 respectivetrating the disposition of a hanger for holding the p p f a a use, a lever 16 is secured to each of the four cor Flg 3 1S slde of of the 9m ners of the window frame preferably as illustratdow hangerimemce 9 9 the Vlew bemg ed in Figgl so that the levers lie close to the taken along 11119 of inner faces of the stiles I4. In hanging the iv when the window is against the frame. In

i ig 4 is an enlarged pe spec iv i w o the window, the window is inserted throughcthe 50 Sp level 0f the b g frame from the inside of the house and held F p n View Of one Of the lever D1118 manually by the upper levers with: the bottom of in extended position. r a the frame resting upon the. windowsill 40. The Figx'i6 is a sectional view of the, pin inrconupper levers are then placed over the upper v cealed position on line 6- 6 of Fig. 5. 7 frame pins 36 with the pinsin the seats 24. The 5 levers are then moved downwardly to pivot about the pins 36 and are sprung sumciently to locate them under the pins 38 and with said pins seated in the pin seats 26 of the levers. The pins 36 and 38 and their disposition on the window frame, and the shape of the lever, is such that the levers must be flexed toward the window frame in order to dispose the levers under the pins 38. The lower set of levers is then similarly disposed over and under their corresponding pins thereby to draw the bottom of the window firmly up against the outside of the window frame. The leversconstantly exert a spring tension on the: Window thereby holding it constantly with spring pressure against the frame; with-the parts of the hanger in spring engagement so'that there.

is no looseness between and rattle of the parts when the window is on the'frame. The spring tension can be varied by screwing the -eye26 more or less into the window frame. The pins .36 definitely define "the position of the storm frame can be pushed outwardly by the lever to cause an upper pin to be received in the spring seat 23 and engaged between the lever and the retaining end 34 thereby releasably to hold the window away from the frame. Bynpositioning the lower two hangers as described and as shown in Fig. 2, the bottom of the window can be moved away fromthe frame, the upper. springzlevers yielding sufficiently for the purpose. By positioning the upper and lower left. hand hangers in the manner described, the left hand: edge of the window can be moved away from the frame. The right hand and alsothe upperportion can be similarly moved away from the frame for ventilating purposes; Thisvpe'rmits the window tobe opened in any direction to take advantage ofdiiferent winds for ventilatingpurposes.

The pins 36 and 38 are so constructed that they can be moved into positions flush with the faces of the stiles or into extended position as desired.

; To this end each of the pins is slidably and rotattoposition the projection 44in the slot 46, the

pin can be movedaxially in a position wherein the end of it is substantially flush with the face of the stile. The pinhas an enlarged head 50 which overlies the inner face of the stile and the socket and is maintained slightly spaced therefrom by the shoulder 52 so that a fingernail can be insertedbetween the headand the stile as illustrated in Fig.6 to move the pin into extended position. I i

- While both the upper and lower pins can be identical it is preferred to have the upper pin so arranged that it projects further from the window stile than the lower pin at the time the lever is positioned on the pins. When the upper pin projects the same amount as the lower pin, which is only the amount required for the lever to seat freely on the pin under the head thereof, it is found that the lever has to bear first on the head of the upper pin and then to be slid ofi the head onto the pin during the act of flexing the lever and positioning it on the lower pin. Hence it is preferred to have the head of the upper pin positioned far enough away from the stile to permit the leverto be seated initially thereon behind the head. Hence the upper pin can be constructed as illustrated in Fig. '7. In this modification, the longitudinal slot 46a of the pin socket 42a has two lateral extensions 48a and 481) into either one of which the projection of the pin 36a can be positioned, the outer extension 48b holding the head of the pin for enough away from the stile so that the levercan seat directly upon the'pin under the head. The pin can be left as thus positioned or subsequently can be moved inwardly into the position determined by the inner slot-extension 48a. If the pin ofFig. 7 is used forboth upper and lower pins, 'as may be desirable for commercial reasons, the lower pin can be initially positioned with its projection in the inner slot-extension 48a, the extension 48a not being used when the pin is a lower pin. The eye 2!! to which the lever 16 is pivoted, can be'the usual screw eye but preferably its shank 26a is screw threaded and. passes completely through the window sash and has 'a nut b thereon to secure it to the sash. The eye also is so shaped or arranged that it limits the lateral swing of the lever thereon. For this purpose, the eye is provided with an intermediate arcuate section 200 which passes through the eye l8 of the lever and straight radial side members 20d which lie on opposite sides of the lever-eye l8 and constitute abutments which restrain the lever from being displaced laterally on the eyesufiiciently to become positioned between the window and the frame at the time the window is initially positioned on the frame. The eye is held from rotating by having its apex forced into the window frame.

I claim: 1. A hanger for storm windows and the like comprising a member adapted to be secured to a window, and a spring lever pivotally connected with said member having longitudinally spaced indented portions providing pin seats on its opposite faces and a third pin seat spaced beyond the other pin seats and a loopbeyond said third pin seat having a reflexed pin-engaging end which overlies and is spaced from the entrance of said third pin seat and is arranged to bear resiliently against a pin therein to hold the pin in said pin seat.

2. A hanger forstorm windows and the like comprising a member adapted to be secured to the window, a spring lever having a pivotal con nection with said member at one end, a handle at the other end and pin seats on the opposite faces thereof between said handle and member, and pins adapted to be carried by the window frame andto be positioned in said pin seats of said lever, sockets in which said pins are slidably longitudinally adapted to be secured in the window frame, and means for holding said pins removably in outstanding positions in said sockets, comprising projections extended laterally from said pins disposed in and movable longitudinally of the slots in said sockets, said slots having lateral extensions at one end in which said projections are located in the outstanding positions of said pins, said pins having heads thereon which overlie the ends of said sockets, and shoulders under said pins which engage the ends of said sockets and space said heads away from the ends of said sockets.

3. A storm window hanger including aspring lever having means at one end adapted for pivotal connection with the window, a pair of pin sockets adapted to be carried by the window frame, and pins movable longitudinally in said sockets, said lever adapted to be sprung over one pin and under another pin to engage said pins and to hold said window against the frame with spring pressure, said pins having enlarged heads and said lever adapted to be disposed upon said pins between the heads and said sockets.

4. A storm window hanger including a spring lever having means at one end adapted for pivotal connection with said window, a pair of pin sockets adapted to be carried by the window frame, pins movable longitudinally in said sockets, said lever adapted'to be sprung over one pin and under another pin to engage said pins and to hold said window against the frame with spring pressure, said sockets having longitudinal grooves therein with lateral extensionsat one end, said pins having lateral projections which are movable along said slots and the lateral extensions and when in said extensions are held in outstanding position, said pins having heads and shoulders under said heads which engage the ends of said sockets and hold said heads away from the ends of said sockets whereby to permit said heads to be engaged and the pins moved into outstanding position.

RICHARD J. HAUG. 

